If you're new here, I'm Loveleen a King's College London medic. As someone who had no doctors in the family I understand the struggles of navigating the medicine application process. I'm here to help you along the way so you can achieve your dream of studying medicine! I also love helping out aspiring medics, by sharing the hidden getting into medicine curriculum as someone who received 4/4 post-interview offers.

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With the UCAS application’s deadline looming, it’s safe to say that you’re probably feeling insanely stressed out. And I completely get that I was in your position last year, scrambling to finish all my university research in time and write a personal statement I would be proud of and showcase my skills to my university. So to help you with your personal statement, I’m giving you ALL my advice to help you write the best personal statement possible: whether it’s things I did, the mistakes I learnt from or tips to help you write a master piece.

Answering Question 1 - Why do you want to study this course or subject?

• Hook/initial motivation - Where your interest began (avoid clichés)
• Exploring your motivation - What you’ve done since your initial interest
• Personal experiences that shaped your commitment
• Closing Sentence – A forward-looking statement that links into the following question

Answering Question 2 - How have your qualifications and studies helped you to prepare for this course or subject?

• Pick 2-3 academic topics/qualifications that you have taken part in and connect to your course
  • Do not focus on A-levels as these are included in other parts of your application
• Discuss and reflect on the skills gained (for example, critical thinking, data analysis, essay writing)
• Show readiness for the step-up to university

Answering Question 3 - What else have you done to prepare outside of education, and why are these experiences useful?

• Pick 2–3 strongest experiences
• Describe and reflect on them
• Reflect on what you learnt and did
• Link back to your course/subject

How to Structure Each Paragraph in Your Personal Statement

1. Insight
   • Begin by talking about an impactful moment you saw or felt. This can include any form of insight, such as work experience, volunteering, a conference you attended or a book you read. Any form of insight that inspired you can be used here!
2. Reflect
   • This step is one of the most important things to be doing in your medicine personal statement, as universities want to understand what you have learnt
3. Inspiration
   • From this insight or experience you had, how did you go about developing similar skills?
   • This is your opportunity to talk about what you have done to develop similar skills, and again reflect in detail
   • Talk about your growth, what you have learnt and how your skills have developed
4. Link
   • This step is not essential, but linking back to medicine at the end creates a nice end to each paragraph
   • At the end, mention how the skills you have learnt could help you in the future as a medical student or doctor
   • This section does not have to be long; even 1-2 sentences are enough

How to Reflect

1. What happened? Provide some context
2. How did YOU feel?
3. What was the experience like? Was it good or bad? What did you learn? Evaluate it
4. What could you have done differently?
5. What would you do in the future?

This is the most important skill you need to show in your personal statement. For every experience you mention, make sure you talk about what you learnt. Don’t just mention things, expand on them! This is the biggest mistake students make in their personal statement.

If you’re still feeling unsure about your personal statement and want some personalised advice, check out my personal statement review using the link below.

And if you’re looking to get ahead with your interviews, I am hosting a FREE interview webinar where I will teach you how to revise for interviews. Sign up to one of the available dates using the link below!

Free Interview Webinar

To help you, I’ve created a general guide of some low, mid and high UCAT universities. Access the university guide using the link below!

UCAT University Guide

I'm Loveleen, a medical student at King's College London and I remember being an applying student feeling confused by the entire process. I had no doctors in the family, yet went on to achieve a top decile UCAT score and 4/4 medicine offers. I'm passionate about helping other aspiring medics, so I work really hard to create the resources I wish I had in your situation.

Check out my website for my UCAT Crash Course and my Ultimate Medicine Interview Course, where 100% of my students who reached interview stage secured at least one medical school offer. Secure your spot to achieve your dream of getting into medicine!

And as a tutor for nearly 3 years, I help students in GCSE and A-level biology and chemistry, to secure their dream grade! As someone who got A*A*A I teach you all the content and exact revision methods to make studying feel easier, especially if your managing multiple aspects like interviews, UCAS applications and interests. Email me to book a place as there are limited slots.

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